Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2025-01-22

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jan 22
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Feeder Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 10▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
▼ 124 vs last sale 281▼ 32 vs year ago 189 · −16.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
80 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 45▲ 12 vs year ago 68 · +17.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 25.00 to 75.00 higher.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,866157.342,9362thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,592164.002,6111thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,788133.462,38723
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,459127.601,86117
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,193120.581,43818
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,209181.152,1902thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,322147.501,9503thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,564167.782,6242thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,432211.703,0327thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,296202.362,62313
HeifersSelectAverage1,391188.252,6199thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,466211.943,10710
SteersChoiceAverage1,464204.032,9877thin
SteersSelectAverage1,431186.072,66311

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198672.44/cwt31
BullsNumber 293547.46/cwt12
BullsNumber 3100350.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 194896.02/cwt7

Every lot

43 lots · USDA AMS · Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3626163.66/cwt145.00–200.001,0253
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3691141.00/cwt141.00–141.009741
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3972168.35/cwt160.00–180.001,6363
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 31,022174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,7781
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 31,074169.99/cwt165.00–174.001,8263
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,431186.07/cwt181.00–195.502,66311
Steers—Choice1,464204.03/cwt197.00–207.502,9877
Steers—Choice and Prime1,466211.94/cwt208.50–214.503,10710
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,296202.36/cwt198.50–205.002,62313
Heifers—Select1,391188.25/cwt181.00–194.002,6199
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,432211.70/cwt208.00–215.003,0327
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,866157.34/cwt149.00–170.002,9362
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,209181.15/cwt179.00–183.002,1902
Dairy Heifers—Select1,322147.50/cwt134.00–159.001,9503
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,166118.44/cwt113.00–125.001,38113
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,252130.69/cwt130.00–133.001,6364
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,303108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,4071
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,454126.83/cwt122.00–135.001,84416
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,533140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,1461
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,705126.44/cwt123.00–129.002,1564
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,806134.94/cwt130.00–143.002,43719
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,592164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,6111
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,564167.78/cwt166.00–169.002,6242
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross86927.24/cwt920.00–935.007972
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross95899.42/cwt870.00–925.008544
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross105820.00/cwt820.00–820.008611
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 2Beef Cross77679.74/cwt670.00–690.005232
Bulls70–80Number 277465.00/cwt465.00–465.003581
Bulls80–90Number 2Beef Cross85700.00/cwt700.00–700.005951
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross86940.00/cwt940.00–940.008081
Bulls80–90Number 186637.16/cwt605.00–655.005485
Bulls80–90Number 286521.69/cwt500.00–535.004493
Bulls90–100Number 292474.92/cwt470.00–480.004372
Bulls90–100Number 193628.51/cwt550.00–665.005859
Bulls90–100Number 393400.00/cwt400.00–400.003721
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross98830.00/cwt820.00–840.008132
Bulls100–110Number 1103622.01/cwt595.00–650.006417
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross107830.03/cwt820.00–850.008883
Bulls100–110Number 3107300.00/cwt300.00–300.003211
Bulls110–120Number 2113520.00/cwt520.00–520.005881
Bulls110–120Number 1Beef Cross114815.00/cwt815.00–815.009291
Bulls110–120Number 1115581.33/cwt560.00–600.006693
Bulls120–130Number 2124505.04/cwt500.00–510.006262

This sale against other markets

New York weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New York auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.